Puzzle



STATES PATENT OFFICE. 't

LoRMAN P. sI-IRIVER, or oI-IIcAeo, ILLINOIS.`

PUZZLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 526,544, dated September 25, 1894.

Application tiled June 28, 1894.

To @ZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, LORMAN P. SHRIVER, a

V citizen of the United States, residing in Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Puzzles, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specication.

My invention relates to new and useful improvements in puzzles.

The primary object of the invention is to provide an entertaining and amusing puzzle, simple incharacter, yet requiring considerable ingenuity and skill in order to solve the same in a correct manner;

The invention consists in a suitable receptacle or base containing or supporting the series of movable blocks, two of which diier in dimensions from the remainder of the series, the upper surface of each of said blocks being suit-ably marked, scored, colored or otherwise suitably ornamented in any desirable manner, as more fully set forth and described hereinafter, reference being had to the acs companying drawings, in which-- Figure lis a plan View of my improved puzzle illustrating the blocks in a position which they must necessarily occupy so far as the colored surface or face of the block is concerned, when the puzzle shall have been correctly solved. Fig. 2 is a vertical section taken through the receptacle or base on the line -x, Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a perspective View of one of the larger size or double blocks; and Fig. 4: is a view in perspective of one of the small blocks used in my improved puzzle.

A represents the receptacle or base, which is made of any suitable material and of any desired dimensions, preferably rectangular in form,and adapted to receive eighteen movable blocks, only seventeen of which are utilized.

\ Hence, when the blocks are in position for use,

Serial No. 515,956. (No model.)

face of the blocks when they rest in a solved position.

Fifteen of the blocks, designated l, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14., 15, 16 and 17, respectively, are of substantially the same size, the remaining two,.designated 3 and 10, respectany two of the other blocks utilized in my puzzle, and hence, cover twice the area in the base or receptacle.

`ively, are double blocks, or of a size equal to While it will be understood that the upper colors red, white and blue, so that when the c puzzle shall have been correctly solved, the blocks of `contrasting colors will assume such position and alignment as to disclose a complete design representing the American iiag. Further, as illustrated in Fig. 1, the upper surface of the blocks 1, 2, 5 and 6, are blue in color and scored diagonally across the face of the same. However, they may be otherwise marked, plain, or without any distinguishing characteristics other than the color mentioned'. The faces of the blocks designated, 4, 9, l1, 12 and 13, are distinguished by being white in color, and the faces of those designated 7, 8, 14, 15, 16 and 17, are red in color, While the faces of the double blocks,

designated 3 and 10, are provided with con- .the two contrasting colors on the face of each,

it will be readily observed that at the beginning as well as after the correct solution of the puzzle, the said double-blocks must forni IOO y a vertical well ntlieqbselof lthe"nreeemeele in order topreperlyrreQstei their eoleis and' lleut Vthedesikgn intended.;

Vgfuisliedby scoring on ohervirisemarkingthe1 4face thereof, l in "order/lite' indieatef kthat ,thisl lolock may be transferred tethevaeantspaee 1u' .the upperlriglit hand eervnerefythe `meepi-` f taelewlflen'the puzzle isermngedforseluten f yet Idesix'eit to be understeod jtlieteither onk any one of the'bleeksOeeupyingfeposition.; i

after ',theselurtien of `the puzzle;-

jf to the left oflthe verticalfwallfermed bythe" i double blocks maybe transferred toe; spezie left `Vacant, to" the riglitiofsaiddeublefbloeks Y ,g

in arranging'thepuzzle reedyforv solution,it` being essential gothe proper solution, of if, my

puzzle ,thatbethbefereend elftenthe'eelufton` `i bythe double-'blocks fandonejof, nhelsmall;

blocks frein 'on e. side yof ,the'sagild Wallmnst be transferred to the other Side.

In order yto solvethe puzzle, transfer elle cross-marked block from the lowerleft hand corner of the 'receptacle into thevaeant space in the upperwright hand eorneref the same. `Then by successive moveslering` said crossy l marked'bloek inte its original positiomefthe soi kfeu' astheir surface er face coloring orion?" namentation is e0nee1fned,gand also,y i116 5001 K L n. ing er lines on theybleeksfdesignated15255 nationalcolere;whenpiepeljlyamdjedri'eetlyj,y Thebleek 14,1assl1own,isffutheydistinf* l, i u Ibis ebsyieusfihaifthe surface 01j faeekof each! ef `the blocks `may :be ernanientedin any sui Uablegnannergin `eifjler; to illustrate any desir able desigmand "than the' `Meeks may rest inf @any `jpesiten in oider C0 properly comple? 1 deserilied\l andfG, "to"beinlfxwvelclk `thev eenter, thus dsff closing Jthe design oan American flag in its solved'. f1

the design, `liireizid'ed :the d011mbles-loloeks1feAr'4 avertieal fwall `iin the :receptacle ybefore an l.' "A1 puzzle ,eemprisinge Suitable `reeep taaie olifbese fadlltledg 11dljeeeive` series "of bleeks; tweiof whiehere deiible; thfsizefe eeehl efmthe remainder ,di saidfbseries, sub

2. A `'pnzzle"riminiprisng alesem zeeepkteele adapted to receive lgseri'e's rofylzvloeks," eeelifk having an ernamented surfaemeomeof which kare provided with speeialdstinguishing char-y acteristics and @Woef which we double the Size of each of `the remainder* of Said bloeks` and-haveon thefaee of each e contrasting l n ornamentatien, substalntially"asset forth and,` n K i e n MLORMN BSHRIVERl,

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